WWII in the South Pacific against Japan was a long drawn out battle and Japan ruled the war for an extended period of time. The United States entered WWII after the blow at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 by the Japanese; they continued to have triumph after triumph over the US Pacific fleet. This all changed with the victory over the Japanese at the Island of Midway, June 4 to 7, 1942. With the strategic importance of Midway’s location, cryptographers and all the military units, made this military action the first major turning point for the United States in the South Pacific theatre. Near the middle South Pacific Ocean is The Island of Midway, that is low lying, sandy and is called an Atoll; approximately twenty -five hundred miles from Japan. Japanese Admiral Yamamoto recognized that the Midway Atoll would be a strategic place as a military base for fueling
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The fine naval personnel, cryptographers gathering intelligence and deciphering code, the ships, the many tools, the planning and then the grand finale, the Battle of Midway. In conclusion, all these courageous people worked together to secure the first major victory over Japan; creating the first major turning point in WWII. Utilizing what was learned from the Naval Cryptanalysis, the US Pacific Fleet continued to have numerous victories over Japan, however, there were a few set-backs that plagued the United States. The United States did finally succeed in winning the war with the Japanese, when Japan formally surrendered September 2, 1945. Without one key element this strategic endeavor could have failed. Without the Battle of Midway being won by the US Pacific Fleet, producing the first major victory; what could have been the outcome of WWII if the Japanese had won at Midway Atoll and the American Navy wasn’t able to break codes and gather the intelligence
The fine naval personnel, cryptographers gathering intelligence and deciphering code, the ships, the many tools, the planning and then the grand finale, the Battle of Midway. In conclusion, all these courageous people worked together to secure the first major victory over Japan; creating the first major turning point in WWII. Utilizing what was learned from the Naval Cryptanalysis, the US Pacific Fleet continued to have numerous victories over Japan, however, there were a few set-backs that plagued the United States. The United States did finally succeed in winning the war with the Japanese, when Japan formally surrendered September 2, 1945. Without one key element this strategic endeavor could have failed. Without the Battle of Midway being won by the US Pacific Fleet, producing the first major victory; what could have been the outcome of WWII if the Japanese had won at Midway Atoll and the American Navy wasn’t able to break codes and gather the intelligence